our Comes with Music service is not Universal's Total Music

 

The fact that there are some similarities shows how the industry is thinking about the future of digital music - but its not a sign of any direct linkage between the offerings.

Nokia further distances themselves by stating that, "Universal was simply the first of these to publicly sign on.

Perhaps the lack of detail is Nokia's way of farming public opinion before the details are announced.

Regardless, anything can happen between now and the launch in "mid 2008" -- an eternity on a digital music evolution timeline.

According to Nokia, Comes with Music is, "completely independent from the Universal music store.

Remember Nokia's utopian / not-so-free and crippled "free" Comes with Music offering?

We've been in contact with Nokia who'd like to clarify the service.

So, now we know what it isn't, but we still don't know exactly what it is.

Wouldn't be a first.